"Where is Grian?!" Mumbo asked, pacing in Iskall's base.
"I told you, he's probably getting things," Iskall said, sitting on one of the chests.
"Surely gathering resources doesn't take three days!" Mumbo exclaimed.
"It kinda does, actually," Iskall replied casually. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a bag of Swedish fish. "Want some?"
"Now's not the time, Iskall," Mumbo said, as he watched Iskall open the bag.
"Dude, stop worrying! Either he's still getting resources or he's just pulling a prank on us," He chewed on the gummy fish, "He does have the power of invisibility after all,"
"Oh gosh he does!" Mumbo realized, even more worried. There was a crash outside, startling the both of them. Mumbo rushed to the doorway, with Iskall right behind. They saw a pair of lilac colored wings, and knew exactly who it was.
"Grian!" Mumbo exclaimed, as he rushed to his friend's side.
"What happened, dude?" Iskall said, as he followed Mumbo.
"He's coming..." Grian panted, trying to get to his feet.
"Who's coming?" Mumbo asked, worried.
"S-Snowfall..." Grian shivered, "H-he's coming...for me..." He passed out, leaving Mumbo and Iskall with many questions. They looked at each other, worried and confused.
"We should probably take him inside," Iskall said. Mumbo nodded in agreement. He picked up his unconscious friend and took him inside, Mumbo right behind him. Iskall laid Grian down on his bed, then stepped back.
"Who do you think Snowfall is?" Mumbo asked, looking at his small friend.
"No clue..." Iskall trailed off, as he sat back down on the chest. He picked up his open bag of Swedish fish, "Guess he wasn't getting things..." Mumbo nodded.
"I knew something was wrong," He turned to Iskall, who was chewing on another fish gummy. "Do you think this Snowfall person may have kidnapped him?" Iskall stopped tearing the gummy with his teeth.
"Do you think so?"
"I mean, it's possible." Mumbo said, "But why?"
"That's obvious," Iskall scoffed, "They might've wanted Grian's powers," Mumbo paused, processing the thought.
"What if it wasn't only Grian? I mean, they couldn't have only wanted Grian's powers," Mumbo realized, as he heard Iskall chewing loudly. He sighed. "Can you not?"
"Oh- Sorry..."
"Anyway, as I was saying, maybe this Snowfall person isn't only after Grian? What if he's after other people as well?" Iskall continued chewing on the gummy. Then he realized as Mumbo was staring at him.
"Wait. You mean us?!"
Mumbo nodded. "You really aren't good at this, are you?" Iskall laughed.
"Apparently not." Mumbo sighed again.
"We should probably tell Xisuma about this,"
"Bro, you don't even know if Snowfall's even real!" Iskall said, "Like, Grian may just be pulling another prank on us." Mumbo looked at him.
"So what you're saying is that you don't trust Grian?"
"Well, I wouldn't say that," Iskall said, waving the gummy around, "But he is called a prankster for a reason," They heard shuffling from the bed, as Grian started to wake up.
"W-what happened?" Grian asked, sitting up.
"Grian! Are you alright?" Mumbo asked, worried.
"Y-ya, I'm fine, I guess." He looked around. "Why am I here...?"
"You crash-landed outside," Iskall said, "And you were saying something about someone's coming for you or something..." Grian's eyes starting filling with fear again.
"Oh no no no no..." He whispered. He jumped off the bed, stumbling a bit. "S-sorry I need to go..." He rushed to the door, but was caught by Mumbo.
"Wait...Is that true?" He asked, looking Grian in the eyes. "Is someone after you?" Grian was quiet. He then nodded slightly.
"Yes..." He said, "His name's Snowfall. He's kidnapping people and stealing their powers."
"Stealing? Like taking them away?" Mumbo asked, worried.
"No, no." Grian said, shaking his head, "It's like...arghhhh I can't think..." Both Mumbo and Iskall waited quietly as he stuggled to find the right words. "I know you're not gonna believe me when I say this but, what he wants is either our blood or our tears because they have..." He waved his hands around a bit, "...the- uhh essence of our powers in them," He looked at them.
"Hold on...so what you're saying is that our powers are literally coursing through our veins?" Iskall asked.
"Well, if your blood contains your power, then yes." Grian nodded, "But for me, its in my tears. And that might be the same for other people too,"
"Why would he want that though?" Mumbo asked, as he started pacing again.
"I don't know..." Grian said quietly, "It seems like a waste of energy and time to me,"
"What if he's just insane?" Iskall said casually, chewing on a Swedish fish. "He sounds insane,"
"I-I would actually agree with that," Grian said.
"We should definitely tell Xisuma about this..." Mumbo said, pulling out his phone.
"Wait, if you send him a message, everyone's gonna see it," Grian said, "That includes Snowfall. And that defeats the point. We should talk to him in person,"
"I'll just ask if we could meet up then," Mumbo said, typing on his phone. Their phones buzzed as Mumbo sent the message;
<Mumbo Jumbo> Hey X, can we meet for a bit?
<Xisuma> of course! I'm just outside my base
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"Hey guys!" X called as the three of them met him. His honey-colored base towered above them, as they saw the bee-man himself standing in front.
"Hey X!" Mumbo waved, "We were wondering about some things,"
"Like what?" X asked.
"Well, apparently the powers may have changed some people," Grian started, "Like, um, Etho for example."
"Etho? What happened to him?"
"He changed a lot; he started kidnapping people, including me but I managed to escape, as well as hurting them to get what he wants."
"Like your tears," He said, looking at Grian. He glanced at Mumbo and Iskall, "And your blood."
"...How did you know that...?"
"The admin knows many things..." X said quietly. "I should continue fixing that then. Thank you for telling me," He flew off, his wings buzzing.
"That was...ominous," Iskall said.
"Yeah...but let's just hope that he fixes the problem before more people get hurt," Mumbo said. Grian nodded. He shivered suddenly.
"You okay, dude?" Iskall asked.
"Y-yeah. I just realized that Snowfall's still after me." He paused, "I should go..." He flew off, without a goodbye.
"Grian! Wait! You can't just go!" Mumbo called after him, but Grian had ignored him. They watched as he flew off into the jungle.
"We should go," Iskall said, tugging on Mumbo's suit. He sighed.
"Let's just hope this Snowfall guy doesn't come after us soon..."
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Frostbite | Hermitcraft AU | (OLD)
Fanfiction||DISCONTINUED|| "There's something I want to tell you. There might've been a sudden...awakening...of powers in each of you...And I know this because I created it." X said, "By accident." Due to a bug in the commands, the hermits develop sudden powe...